Police investigate pair of nightclub shootings

A woman was shot outside a nightclub early Monday morning and rushed to University of Louisville Hospital.

The shooting happened in the parking lot of the Kingdom Nite Club at Taylor Boulevard and Arcade Avenue.

It was the second shooting in or around a nightclub since Saturday.

For police, the recent activity is a concern.

Investigators said a woman was shot in the side while sitting in a car in the parking lot of the club early Monday morning.

Community activist Christopher 2X said the victim, whose name has not been released, is in intensive care at University Hospital.

"It was an unknown man that apparently had fired shots in the vehicle," said Louisville Metro Police spokesman Dwight Mitchell.

About 5 a.m. Saturday, family members said 39-year-old Sheronda Morris and her friend were shot inside the after-hours night club the View.

They said Morris was hit by a stray bullet.

According to doctors, the United Parcel Service employee of nearly 14 years will likely be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.

"When I speak to her, she cries, and when she cries they don't want her to talk. She tells me that she loves me. It just breaks my hears so bad. I have to back up," said Morris' mother, JoAnn Williams.

Saturday's shooting was the second shooting involving The View recently.

In December, police said a 29-year-old man crashed his car into a utility pole just a few blocks away after being shot while driving home from the nightclub.

"We keep a tab on all violent crime that happens. When we see a pattern on crime that's happening, we usually move our resources to that area to heavily saturate it to try to find the person or persons responsible for the crimes being committed," said Mitchell.

Minister Jerald Muhammad addressed the recent club violence.

"We like to call those places danger zones. If you're in certain places, you're increasing your chance of something happening to you," said Muhammad.

The victims in the shootings over the weekend and the victim from last month are all still hospitalized, but expected to survive.

Police have no suspects in any of the three shootings.

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